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EN AC-44500 Aluminum vs. 5252 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44500 aluminum and 5252 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-44500 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68
68 to 75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
100 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.7 to 89.5
96.6 to 97.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.4
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.080
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1